Entry Word: pour

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to cause to flow in a stream <she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water through the spout>

Synonyms stream

Related Words ladle, spoon; cascade, trickle; deluge, flood, inundate, overflow

2 to move in a stream <water pouring down the canal toward the dam> — see flow 1
3 to flow out in great quantities or with force <tears pouring down his cheeks> — see gush 1
4 to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds <itʼs pouring outside, so youʼd better take an umbrella> — see rain 1
5 to give readily and in large quantities <poured money into the project> — see rain 2